# Alex De Grassi

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**Alex de Grassi** (born February 13, 1952) is an American fingerstyle guitarist, author, composer and performer. Tom Wheeler wrote in *Guitar Player* magazine that his technique is "the kind that shoves fellow pickers to the cliff of decision: should I practice like a madman or chuck it altogether?"[1] De Grassi was invited by his cousin [William Ackerman](/source/William_Ackerman) to join the Windham Hill label and became one of the label's best sellers.[2]

## Discography

- *Turning: Turning Back*, ([Windham Hill](/source/Windham_Hill_Records), 1978)
- *Slow Circle*, (Windham Hill, 1979)
- *Clockwork*, (Windham Hill, 1981)
- *Southern Exposure*, (Windham Hill, 1983)
- *Altiplano*, (RCA/Novus, 1987)
- *Deep at Night*, (Windham Hill, 1991)
- *The World's Getting Loud*, (Windham Hill, 1993)
- *Beyond the Night Sky: Lullabies for Guitar*, (EarthBeat, 1996)
- *Alex de Grassi's Interpretation of Simon & Garfunkel*, (Northsound, 1997)
- *Alex de Grassi's Interpretation of James Taylor*, (NorthSound, 1998)
- *The Water Garden*, (Tropo, 1998)
- *Bolivian Blues Bar*, ([Narada](/source/Narada_Records), 1999)
- *Tatamonk* with Quique Cruz, (Tropo, 2000)
- *Shortwave Postcard* with [G.E. Stinson](/source/G.E._Stinson), (Auditorium, 2001)[3]
- *Now & Then: Folk Songs for the 21st Century*, ([33rd Street](/source/33rd_Street_Records), 2003)
- *The Bridge*, (Tropo, 2020)

## References

1. Dark, Johnny (February 1, 2010). ["WHS C-1009 Alex De Grassi Slow Circle"](https://windhamhillrecords.com/2010/02/whs-c-1009-alex-de-grassi-slow-circle/). *Windhaming*. Retrieved 2022-02-11.

1. Bronstein, Scott (May 4, 1986). ["Making Money Out of Mellow"](https://www.nytimes.com/1986/05/04/business/making-money-out-of-mellow.html?pagewanted=all). *The New York Times*. Retrieved 16 September 2019.

1. ["Outsight Radio Hours interview 2003"](https://archive.org/details/OutsightRadioHoursInterviews2000-2010/DeGrassiAlex.rm). *Archive.org*. Retrieved 23 January 2019.

## External links

- [Official website](http://degrassi.com)
- [Official DEMANIA site](http://www.liraproductions.com/dmg/index.htm)
- [Interview at Strings By Mail](https://www.stringsbymail.com/blog/?p=2000)

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